A Lock of Napoleon’s Hair Sells at Auction

A lock of Napoleon’s hair sold on July 1 for $13,100 (U.S. dollars) at Art+Object, a New Zealand auction house. The hair had been cut from Napoleon’s head after he died in 1821.  Denzil Ibbetson, a British officer on St. Helena during Napoleon’s exile there, kept the hair and other Napoleon memorabilia. Everything remained in […]